We launched our regional campaign at the Rainbow Bistro, Saturday September 3rd.  There was a great turn-out, it a fun night, and we raised so money heading in to the campaign.  Big success all around.

In Ottawa-Vanier, Bagler said he has heard that his community feels ignored. "We're not big government, we're not big labour, we're not big business. If we had to be big anything, we're big community."

With the Ontario election quickly approaching the Green Party of Ontario is launching Super Saturday canvassing drives across the province. This upcoming Saturday, July 23rd Greens from the Ottawa area will be meeting downtown to share the Green Party vision with voters. Read more »

With the campaign fully underway I have not had much time at all to write new blog posts.

I'll try to get back in the habit of once a week posts but long gone are the days of four to five posts a week. With that said I'll try to write more often especially about the local issues in Ottawa-Vanier that voters have brought up at their doors.

In an effort to keep things a little more up-to-date and to provide some information on a wider variety of topics from different voices you'll soon begin seeing blogs from other authors. So look forward to posts on living green, community safety in Sandy Hill, Vanier, Lowertown and other Ottawa-Vanier neighbourhoods, and a host of other issues important to the voters of this riding.

Thanks!

For those of you in the Ottawa area this Saturday, drop by the Sandy Hill Spring Fair. From 9am until 2pm the Bettye Hyde Co-operative Nursery School will be putting on a day of family fun:

• Community arts and crafts for sale
• Live music
• Face painting
• Children's entertainment and games
• Bake sale, coffee and pastries
• BBQ and more

At All Saints' Church at the corner of Blackburn and Laurier (map). Read more »

Dave Bagler, left, who lives in the Conservation Coop on Mann Ave., has been selected Green Party candidate for Ottawa-Vanier. Bagler joined the Green Party in late 2005 and has served as the party's riding president in Ottawa-Vanier for the past 2 years. Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner (right) says, "People in Ottawa-Vanier, like those in the rest of Ontario, are working hard to live green, and I look forward to working with Dave Bagler to share ideas and policies to help them." In 2008 Bagler started the Sandy Hill Holiday Food Drive and subsequently was named a Volunteer of the Year by Action Sandy Hill. (Photo by Bill Blackstone)

Media Release
For Immediate Release

OTTAWA - The next provincial election is one year away and the Green Party of Ontario has already selected their candidate.

Green Party members selected Dave Bagler, a local software developer and Sandy Hill Volunteer of the Year. Bagler has been an active member of both the Green Party of Canada and Ontario since the 2006 by-election in London North Centre and has set some ambitious goals for the campaign.

The campaign starts now with the goal of delivering the Green vision and values to every voter in Ottawa-Vanier,” said Dave. “I look forward to working with each of you to make the most of this tremendous opportunity."

Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner was in attendance and spoke about how the Green Party’s values resonate with Ontarians.

People in Ottawa-Vanier, like those in the rest of Ontario, are working hard to live green, and I look forward to working with Dave Bagler to share ideas and policies to help them," said Mike.

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Photos are available. Read more »

Media Advisory
For Immediate Release

OTTAWA - Members of the Green Party of Ontario Constituency Association in Ottawa-Vanier will meet Thursday to nominate their candidate for next year’s provincial election. Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario will deliver the keynote address.

Seeking the nomination is local software developer and Sandy Hill Volunteer of the Year, Dave Bagler. Dave has been an active member of the Green Party since 2006 and in 2008 started the Annual Sandy Hill Holiday Food Drive. Visit www.davebagler.ca for more information.

What: Ottawa-Vanier Greens Provincial Nomination Meeting
When: Sept 23, 7:30 to 9:00pm
Where: The Conservation Co-op, 140 Mann Ave.

After the meeting everyone is invited to the Sandy Hill Lounge and Grill to meet with the newly selected candidate. Read more »

Tabling with Katie Gibbs at the 2010 Ottawa Pride Parade

In late 2005 I joined the Green Party. I had always been interested in politics but hadn’t found a party I could believe in until I read the Green Party of Canada’s 2004 election platform.

Even after I joined the party I was not a terribly active member, that is until the 2006 by-election in London North Centre. There was a van travelling from Ottawa to London for the last weekend before voting day. On a whim my girlfriend Katie and I decided to go.

The annual general meeting for the Ottawa Vanier Greens took place last night and I believe was a very successful turning point for a riding with tons of potential but that has been spinning it's wheels for years. Read more »